Who will elect the next government? Malaysians? Or Banglas, Indons, Myanmaris and Pakistanis together? You decide

“Najib should ensure that the Sabah RCI is not another whitewash like the Teoh Beng Hock RCI. He should prove that he is a firm leader by bringing Mahathir to justice. Real justice, not the sham justice which we have come to associate with the Malaysian courts” – Mariam Mokhtar in her “Welcome to the Philippines 81st province” .

I hope Mariam is jesting here.

I hope no one out there harbours any hope that the Sabah RCI will be any different from the Teoh Beng Hock or the VK Lingam RCIs.

From Mkini

“Do they fall under the same category as explained during the deliberation of the RCI?”

“We need an immediate response from the EC, now that it has happened in the past and we have evidence adduced to support that argument.

“Can we get the categorical assurance from the EC that this will not happen (in Selangor)?” – Anwar Ibrahim, in respect of the 134,000 untraceable new voters registered in Selangor since the last GE, as reported in Malaysiakini.

“The new year card sent by premier Najib Abdul Razak to voters in Selangor has done Pakatan Rakyat a favour – by showing up ‘phantom’ voters.

Courtesy of Mkini

Its elected representatives now want voters to report to the nearest local service centre operated by Pakatan parties if the card was sent to their address but to an unknown person”– Malaysiakini.

There have, since the Sabah RCI commenced, been calls for a similar RCI to be established for the peninsula to ascertain if that which Mahathir did in Sabah vide Project IC has similarly been done here.

Leaving aside the matter of whether such an effort would be an eyewash and little else, time is not on our side.

In the time it would take for such a commission to be established, empaneled and commence to receive evidence and make known its findings and recommendations, if any, the 13th GE would have come and gone.

Remember that unless Najib intervenes to cause parliament to be dissolved earlier, it will, by operation of law, dissolve on 27th or 28th April, 2013, whereafter, the EC must hold the 13th within 60 days.

Rumour, though, is that parliament will be dissolved on the 22nd of next month and polling day will be on 30th March.

There is, as such, no time for an RCI for the peninsula.

And even if there was time for the same, do not imagine that the Najib administration will do anything to clean up the electoral rolls to remove foreigners who have been listed there.

Without these new voters, UMNO /BN are finished.

Is the incidence of foreigners being given Mykads here, in the peninsula, as high and as worrying as it appears to be in Sabah?

ABU has been analysing the new voters in the constituencies in which we are operating and I can now confirm for you that in those constituencies, more than 160,000 foreign-born voters have been registered since the 12th GE.

We are now further analysing and investigating those new voters to ascertain which are legitimate and which are not , and to identify the main localities where the latter category are mainly to be found.

Is there nothing that we can do to defend our electoral process from this fraud that UMNO /BN are determined to inflict upon us come the 13th GE?

I have already given my views on how this problem should be handled in Sabah and Sarawak to the local leaders there.

Additionally, in Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak, all citizens should avail themselves of the Jom Pantau initiative launched by BERSIH 2.0.

What has ABU been doing to address this problem?

In my “ABU War Phase 1 Part 1″ post, I had said that ABU “have, and will continue to do so until polling day, identified where the new Mykad holders are concentrated and are delivering and will continue to deliver a message to them : DO NOT COME OUT TO VOTE” .

This message, in print, is in four languages.

Bengali, Bahasa Indonesia, Myanmar and Urdu.

The English translation of that message, appears below. Please note that the Indonesian version has an extra paragraph not found in the English translation or in the other languages.

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A Message From The People of Malaysia to the ________________

You came here to find money for your families at home, because your country’s economy was being destroyed by corrupt dictators.

Today, our economy, too, is on the brink of collapse after more than 50 years of corrupt rule by the UMNO / Barisan Nasional government.

Today, the rakyat of Malaysia have declared war on the UMNO / BN government and are determined to vote in a new government at the 13th general election.

Many of you have been given citizenship of Malaysia and /or Malaysian identity cards by the corrupt UMNO /BN government on condition that you vote for the UMNO / BN at the next general election.

If you exercise that vote for UMNO / BN, we will regard that as your aligning with the corrupt UMNO / BN to cheat the people of Malaysia.

Understand now that the people of Malaysia are no longer prepared to be cheated by UMNO / BN or anyone who chooses to align with UMNO / BN.

Know that on polling day, Malaysians will patrol all polling stations determined to do anything and everything to prevent any kind of cheating.

This is a warning to you that if you show up at polling stations on polling day during the 13th general election, be prepared to face the wrath of the people of Malaysia.

Stay away from the 13th general elections.

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To get a PDF version of the ABU Message to Foreigners, click on the image of the same below.

Alternatively, you could go to the ABU website to download the ABU Message to Foreigners.

ABU is printing thousands of these to distribute to the foreigners in the localities that we have identified as having a high presence of these foreigners with Mykads and registered on the electoral roll.

You could do your part by downloading the ABU Message to Foreigners, printing hundreds of copies and distributing the same to every foreigner you encounter before the 13th GE.

You will agree, I hope, that this would be better than hoping for Najib to clean up the electoral rolls or just sitting in the coffee shops and pubs and bitching about how we are going to be cheated at the 13th GE.

Downloaded, initial 1000 will be printed and distributed in the Klang, Meru, Kuala Selangor area by the end of the Thaipusam holiday. Further print runs will be done as required. Lets put the fear of God in these people!

You state: ABU has been analysing the new voters in the constituencies in which we are operating and I can now confirm for you that in those constituencies, more than 160,000 foreign-born voters have been registered since the 12th GE.

Exactly where are these constituencies located. It would be good to identify the target constituencies in each of our own immediate areas so that we can initiate action where it will be most effective!

Bro,

At this juncture, it would be imprudent to release details of where ABU is operating

This should be printed on every bus stop, notice boards in 7/11, restaurants, i’ m certain many Chinese, Indian & Malay restaurant & stall will glad do it…. get a brigade of Malaysians to distribute especially foreign workers.

Also during polling day, ask 2 ton lorry drivers to stand by to load any or all non malaysians who turn up to vote… . get cameras clicking, set-up Facebook, Digg, Twitter for each Parliamentary & State seats contested, polling stations…. upload on-site… like breaking news…. get Google or Yahoo to support this endeavour…. kalau nak buat, go all the way bro… i’m certain you’ll thousands of supporters.

oh, one final thing, make sure there are 2 shift e.g. 7am to 12, 12 to 5pm… so no one is stretched and tired. Apa macam bolih bikini ke ke ke….. shalom

And who is going to carry out this exercise to load them up? Then take them where? If they resist, who decides to use force to subdue them? What if they come with their children? how many in a lorry? Who supplies them with food and water? Lets not forget we are dealing with human beings. I trust Haris if he says these phantom voters exist, and I cautiously trust that the tactics employed to stop them from voting will not turn into a festival of xenophobia. Unfortunately, it is exactly comments like yours about loading ‘them’ into lorries that worries me. Remember, everyone is entitled to a presumption of innocence. It is because Haris is so trustworthy that we all accept his word that they are tens of thousands of illegal voters. And indeed, my experience in the Sabah election in 1994 leaves me in no doubt it MUST be stopped. but dont overreach. Dont give the govt an excuse to do something that requires forceful action. Stop them from voting, but don’t try and go further than that. Dont give UMNO an excuse. Patience and discipline is key.

If Malaysians are the real voters the present watchdog would have be kicked out years ago, that is why it is now out in the open that it is the imported muslims who kept them in Putrajaya. The scumbags and parasites of Umno know that and that was why they imported the muslims immigrants to keep them as tenants in Putrajaya, especially the grand son of the pariah from Kerala, the shenanigan Mahathir.
The shenanigan must now feel ashamed, if he knows what is like being ashamed, that his scheme to do so is now revealed. What a bloody crying shame using the name of muslim just to remain as P.M. and also to steal to become the richest man in Asia and the one of top ten richest man in the world. But sad to say he will not get the chance to spend the ill gotten wealth ! This is Karma.

hi haris,
i will support you all the way. kick out and destroy all these umno/bn bastards and make sure they go to hell. never allow these foreigners to vote! it’s an act of treason and betray by the umno/bn government. I will support you haris.

Amno is definitely quietly coming out with a WMD (their last card) for PR where you guys never thought they would do it, so PR better have one ace card to surprise them too.Let’s not get too carried away with their simple red-herring feel-good actions and thought that’s all they can afford to do.Remember, we are dealing with a most poisonous crafty monster the world has ever seen who also happen to have deepest pocket. Out think ourselves folks and crack our heads to checkmate those @#$%&*+ !.

This is not a boast but merely to remind everyone to help harris to help ourselves.

Its quite easy to raise funds. Next time you guys are with friends drinking, socialising, at parties or even with your badminton kakis just talk about ABU, its causes and its budget constrains. Held an impromptu fund raising. Once the first note comes out, the rest will follow suit.

This is not a good idea. It is tantamount to preventing registered voters from voting. If this happened in Selayang say and William Leong is returned, BN will take this result to court and have it overturned.

Can Pakatan’s election monitors and agents once satisfied these voters are foreigners not ask them for their passport and note down relevant and important details? if the result is in BN’s favour, can we not then if the evidence is consistent with fraud not have that result overturned in Pakatan’s favour?

We should not give the wretched BN any opportunity to challenge a good result.

I make it a point to talk to the owners of those places I frequent to caution their foreign workers on the consequences of them coming out to vote illegally. And I can tell you most, if not all, are receptive to the ideas and agreed to do their parts to stop this transgression from taking place. This is something we can all do on a daily basis.

In Kl alone Petaling Street and the vicinity China town become areas totally infested with foreigners from especially Bangladesh and Myanmar, …..it seems incredible but just a ride through on a Sunday, when most of them are enjoying an off day, reveals the extent of hordes of these people.

You tend to think that there are no longer any Malaysians in these areas..would be good to also visit the China town stalls which are open throughout the week. Some of the refugees from Myanmar, mostly the ethnics are enroute to a third country, so the younger amongst them would not be interested in citizenship in this country as their sights are set for the Western countries.

On the other hand, Malaysians are serious about ABU….Anything but UMNO. Try talking to them at random, to the persons the next table, at lunch….they would definitely want to ABU UMNO…so there is a certain resolve which you realize via communication. Some are quite adamant about the vote being a secret, but you can gauge the positive tone when they talk about their intentions on polling day.

Bravo to Malaysians who proudly care …to the extent that they tell you it is their duty first of all to vote and then do not hesitate to let you know that they are waiting to ABU, UMNO/BN!!

Dear Malaysians all…..come forward to have your say, your loyalty is being tested…..your country, beloved Malaysia is not for sale in the market place. Those of you who did not come to the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rally, not because you did not support, but because of being seen, still believe in your heart of hearts, that this is a country worth fighting for. Your hidden Spirit, though unseen, unheard, was the guide and torch for those who did assemble and made it a huge success. It was a Peoples’ Voice, together, coming to the defence of their country, Malaysia …together in peace and goodwill..

Don’t you think so, fellow Malaysians? Have your say.

This is OUR country that Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bapa Malaysia, shed tears over and did not feel ashamed for having done that, because he answered our call for Independance from serfdom.and he did not want it to be carelessly treated…would you want your children and theirs to be messing around in future with people who would not understand, or care about what this national status is.

Do you wish to leave it to any old foreigner other than your own trusted progeny, your pride as a Malaysian should be strong enough to want to cry out, God forbid.

Please don’t shrug off your true urgings., for your country.

Please word hard, like ABU, join in, donate to the cause,do whatever you can, pray to God, as we are in a state of flux,ask HIM to guide you, pay attention…..to preserve the status of your own country, your own native land called affectionately….. Malaysia.

I am not going to comment on the legality nor the morality of giving these groups of people IC’s, which allow them voting rights. It is not a recent phenomenon. I do take issue with threats being aimed at these people. They are likely to become part of the 40% marginalised that you are fighting for. It would be constructive to assimilate them into Malaysian society and educating them of the importance of their vote. Education is key. This will send the message that government policies to encourage immigration to enhance their chances at the polls will backfire.

In my kampung, there are some foreigners with blue ICs who are most probably Opposition voters. Wait!! Don’t ask me how I know, let’s just pretend I am prescient.

The vast majority of these foreigners are NOT Malaysians at heart and will NEVER be Malaysians at heart.

Constructive dialogue to assimilate these foreigners into Malaysian society WILL take a LONG LONG time – more time than we have before GE13.

For me, I intend to implement Haris’s suggestions and modify it where necessary to fit my own circumstances, eg Taipan’s suggestion of using the owners of businesses which employ foreigners to apply the pressure.

If you feel that your circumstances mean that you can be more successful by merely talking to these foreigners with blue ICs – go ahead. To be truthful, I believe you will get nowhere and they will vote BN regardless.

Dear concerned Malaysian,
As you so cleverly put it , that these are likely to be part of the 40% Haris is talking about, do you not realise that the regime which marginalised them is bn? Only with a change of govt can they hope to have better education.
HARIS,
since “warning” seems to be perceived as threat;
do you think “NOTICE” would be better?
Best of luck to you HARIS!

Concerned Malaysian ….a lot of Malaysians are plain apathetic, they are in comfort zones and just want to be left alone. One wonders what their vision of the future is for their children, who they must regard as more precious than any worldly goods.

Mean to say,just look around and you will get the message, to offer yourself in public as a person with means is a competitive thing these days…….

PR has a good track record in the five states they govern, they have able people who have steered the administration in these states and have won praise. That alone is sufficient proof of their capability. There are other strengths in the other component parties, DAP, PAS…. which we never speak about, but talent exists. And the Rakyat has to give them a chance. I

No one need be compelled to vote BN, not after so many awful revelations of mis-use of their power.Where the vote is concerned, one has to be very concerned. We have fought so hard for clean and fair elections. Why should it be such a task, if political power is not behind the stalling. Clean and fair elections is the Rakyat’s wish….the favoured party BN is refusing to give the People what they want….one big black spot.

A LOT OF BULLSHIT IN THIS ARTICLE. THE ABU IS NO BETTER IF NOT WORSE THAN THE PRESENT GOVT…i will always say no to it. THE ARE WORST AND ARE POLITICIANS LOOKING FOR POLITICAL POWER FOR THEIR PERSONAL INTERESTS..BULL AND TO THE DEVIL WITH THEM TOO !!!

If PR is the same as BN, we’ll kick them out in GE14 and re-install BN or anybody else who believe they can do a better job.

If your heart and soul is truly with the rakyat and you have personally no desire to enrich yourself at the rakyat’s expense, YOU should spread the word in YOUR community.

In many countries around the world, politicians TRULY serve their constituents. These politicians lead humble lives, live in humble houses, year in year out until retirement, doing their job of representing their electorate.

Upon retirement, they quietly fade into the background as ordinary citizens.

Wouldn’t it be nice to find such people representing YOU in Malaysia?????

Nothing will eventuate before the 13th GE….the whole idea of setting up the RCI is to put on a blooming show. The illegal voters will still cast their votes for their political masters UMNO/BN. The only way to discourage such despicable act by these “fly by night’ UMNO citizens, is to charged them in court if Pakatan won the GE….if those found guilty, deportCC back to their country of origin…no mercy!..how could Malaysians allow foregners to decide our future, our destiny.

Wasn’t it Mahathir who said when he poisoned our minds, about the West, that neo-colonialism was over-taking us…..and he was bugger enough to have been behind the dirty exercise and behind the Rakyat’s back, to hand out citizenships to total strangers to this country.

We had read and heard him and swallowed his verbal nonsense wholesale, like stupid fools and had not given a damn about his mis-use of our precious history and how gallantly our ancestors had fought to make this country a worthy legacy, before handing it down to us, for safe-keeping
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Are you content to even now, when you know so much, stand aside carelessly, at this crucial time and not do something for Malaysia, our precious country.

To advice to vote wisely. is not the right thing. No, the time has come, to say Vote Opposition. .
I dare say, now, without hesitation,, ” Vote Opposition!” Give the Opposition just ONE chance. Allow them our trust, our desire, the Rakyat’s ardent wish to bring in a just Administration, an ALL-embracing Administration, which would make us proud to be Malaysian.

I support ABU’s affirmative action to leaflet and put on notice all potential fraudulent voters.

Civil liberties, human and democratic interests/rights are important noble goods that can only be promoted to fruition in the right way. Much like real peace can only ever be promoted and achieved through the principles of non-violence rather than the current propensity to opt for the confrontational attitude and threatening to go to war at the drop of a hat.

What I am saying is that one needs to know how not to drown the democratic baby or throw it out with the bath water when giving it a supportive and necessary clean.

So it is important for ABU to say what it needs to say but to say it in the right way so that what ABU says comes across in the right way to those who are or may be open to hearing ABU’s message. That is the best chance there is for any great abstract human good to materialise into the cold light of everyday reality from the hallowed but hidden corridors of great human thought concepts and ideals.

If these so-called foreigners have been given a right to vote in Malaysia by the EC (i.e. the only lawful authority in Malaysia for handling that task) then that is not the foreigners’ fault. They may have succumbed to the fraud through threats of coercion or economic bribes based on their acute vulnerability. The accountability for the fault and the fraud lies squarely with the puppets in the EC and their unaccountable and interfering political masters. It is they who have enabled the alleged fraud to take place and allowed serious failures to creep into the election mechanism to compromise the legitimate democratic interests of bona fide Malaysians, whose sole collective interest the EC exists to serve and promote.

Hence, I see threatening foreigners who are entitled to be in Malaysia legally as not only being counter-productive but may also risk ABU being seen as xenophobic which is just another form of bigotry, like racism. Such threats also appear to go against the very strength that Malaysians are renowned for – their open approach and welcoming hospitality to others.

Demands, threats, ultimatums are all forms of coercive posturing in negotiations that don’t really help to create or move anything of any real value forward in the sphere of human communications other than probably erecting even more barriers to overcome and/or promoting the interests of fear and even more pointless non-freedoms and non-human rights.

Perhaps the next tranche of leaflets could be amended as suggested here:
“This is an appeal to you to support the Malaysian people’s call for you not to show up at polling stations on polling day if you don’t have a legitimate right to vote in Malaysia. Doing otherwise will mean you are prepared to lie, cheat, break election laws and face the wrath of the people of Malaysia.

Please stay away from polling booths and allow the 13th general election to proceed without fraud to bring about legitimate political change in Malaysia.”

IMO, that might make it more appealing to whatever sense of justice or is best in their secular/religious selves so that they may voluntarily choose to override ignorance or fear or loss of benefits from bribery and do what they must instinctively know is right in their hearts and minds.

To complement and ratchet up the leafleting action, ABU could plan to sit outside every polling station on election day and offer these poor or ignorant people with fraudulent voting rights, courtesy of the EC, legitimate cash or a benefit-in-kind from the Malaysian people for (a) not casting their fraudulent votes (to help reap greater benefits going forwards) and (b) for spilling any fraudulent EC or UMNO/BN beans they have to ABU for future accountability.

Now I wonder if this is more of that utopian balderdash from cloud cuckoo-land which most would say is totally unrealistic stuff to apply in the unsuitable arena of politics or if it just might be a perfectly reasonable and realistic option to consider if one honestly wants to balance means and ends and get to that very distant destination known as clean/honourable and respectful politics in Malaysia?